Xie
@madebyxie.bsky.social
I’m a handspinner, knitter, weaver, and more recently crocheter living in the foothills of Alberta. I mostly share fibre arts mixed with climate and social justice. Views are mine and they are left, very very left.
www.madebyxie.ca
www.madebyxie.ca
Day 3 of #tourdefleece2025
A little more spun on this braid from @fibregoddess.bsky.social
Only had a short time for spinning this evening.
@StASHlounge #spinwithstash
A little more spun on this braid from @fibregoddess.bsky.social
Only had a short time for spinning this evening.
@StASHlounge #spinwithstash
July 8, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Day 3 of #tourdefleece2025
A little more spun on this braid from @fibregoddess.bsky.social
Only had a short time for spinning this evening.
@StASHlounge #spinwithstash
A little more spun on this braid from @fibregoddess.bsky.social
Only had a short time for spinning this evening.
@StASHlounge #spinwithstash
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Shelly-Ann racing in her kid's Parents Day race at the school is the funniest thing I've seen all week LMAO
April 17, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Shelly-Ann racing in her kid's Parents Day race at the school is the funniest thing I've seen all week LMAO
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“During this election I see one party advocating for the defunding of Canada’s public broadcaster.
“Perhaps you need to have grown up with Fox News in your household to understand the urgency of this issue.”
@willshelling.bsky.social writes. #CdnElxn2025 #CdnMedia
“Perhaps you need to have grown up with Fox News in your household to understand the urgency of this issue.”
@willshelling.bsky.social writes. #CdnElxn2025 #CdnMedia
Why We Need the CBC | The Tyee
I grew up with Fox News. Now in Canada, I worry about the corrosive power of misinformation.
thetyee.ca
April 10, 2025 at 3:17 PM
“During this election I see one party advocating for the defunding of Canada’s public broadcaster.
“Perhaps you need to have grown up with Fox News in your household to understand the urgency of this issue.”
@willshelling.bsky.social writes. #CdnElxn2025 #CdnMedia
“Perhaps you need to have grown up with Fox News in your household to understand the urgency of this issue.”
@willshelling.bsky.social writes. #CdnElxn2025 #CdnMedia
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“Canadians would be better off without the tax cuts and, instead, with stronger public spending, which will have a more stimulative impact on the economy,” @marclee.bsky.social #cdnpoli www.napaneeguide.com/federal_elec...
Can Canada really afford the promised tax cuts?
As each federal party looks to cut taxes for Canadians, it’s exposed a push-and-pull with bringing down the deficit. Read more.
www.napaneeguide.com
April 10, 2025 at 4:13 PM
“Canadians would be better off without the tax cuts and, instead, with stronger public spending, which will have a more stimulative impact on the economy,” @marclee.bsky.social #cdnpoli www.napaneeguide.com/federal_elec...
People responsible for dumping the cost of cleanup on the public:
Don and David Taylor
Stephen Harper - Recover Inc & Azimuth Capital
Jay Westman - Jayman Homes
Harvey & Jeremy Thal - Royop
Marc Staniloff - Superior Lodging
Terry & Donald Richardson - Crowfoot Wine & Spirits
Don and David Taylor
Stephen Harper - Recover Inc & Azimuth Capital
Jay Westman - Jayman Homes
Harvey & Jeremy Thal - Royop
Marc Staniloff - Superior Lodging
Terry & Donald Richardson - Crowfoot Wine & Spirits
I spent months (and thousands of The Narwhal's dollars) digging into who actually owns the many small companies which the Alberta Energy Regulator says aren't paying their orphan well levies or minimum cleanup quotas. Some of the names might surprise you. #ableg thenarwhal.ca/alberta-oilp...
The prominent Albertans behind delinquent oil and gas companies | The Narwhal
A former prime minister, a major philanthropist and a host of developers emerge from a tangled web of corporate ownership in the oilpatch
thenarwhal.ca
March 20, 2025 at 10:57 PM
People responsible for dumping the cost of cleanup on the public:
Don and David Taylor
Stephen Harper - Recover Inc & Azimuth Capital
Jay Westman - Jayman Homes
Harvey & Jeremy Thal - Royop
Marc Staniloff - Superior Lodging
Terry & Donald Richardson - Crowfoot Wine & Spirits
Don and David Taylor
Stephen Harper - Recover Inc & Azimuth Capital
Jay Westman - Jayman Homes
Harvey & Jeremy Thal - Royop
Marc Staniloff - Superior Lodging
Terry & Donald Richardson - Crowfoot Wine & Spirits
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My kid's music program is underfunded (thanks, Alberta Government) and is trying to put together funds for a big event and a music camp that means a ton to the kids. If anyone has a few bucks to throw at a 50/50 raffle, it would be hugely appreciated: www.rafflebox.ca/raffle/harry...
HAMPA 50/50 fundraiser for the Music Program
Join thousands of community organizations - big and small - who raise more funds for their worthy causes with Rafflebox.
www.rafflebox.ca
March 19, 2025 at 2:40 AM
My kid's music program is underfunded (thanks, Alberta Government) and is trying to put together funds for a big event and a music camp that means a ton to the kids. If anyone has a few bucks to throw at a 50/50 raffle, it would be hugely appreciated: www.rafflebox.ca/raffle/harry...
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I got Alberta Health documents that show Dynalife was involvent and asked for an extra $70m less than 90 days into a contract to provide lab services across the province.
Dynalife's owners asked the government to buy the company, which it did, for nearly $100m.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Dynalife's owners asked the government to buy the company, which it did, for nearly $100m.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
DynaLife insolvent less than 90 days into contract for lab services, government documents show | CBC News
Documents obtained by CBC News show that a private medical testing company contracted by the Alberta government became insolvent and requested an additional $70 million in funding, which was denied. D...
www.cbc.ca
March 17, 2025 at 2:43 PM
I got Alberta Health documents that show Dynalife was involvent and asked for an extra $70m less than 90 days into a contract to provide lab services across the province.
Dynalife's owners asked the government to buy the company, which it did, for nearly $100m.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Dynalife's owners asked the government to buy the company, which it did, for nearly $100m.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Bridge Healing is a transitional housing program that supports unhoused individuals discharged from Edmonton emergency departments.
The government’s own evaluation shows it works. It saves money. It saves lives.
And it’s just been cut by the UCP.
Another cruel, shortsighted cut that hurts many.
The government’s own evaluation shows it works. It saves money. It saves lives.
And it’s just been cut by the UCP.
Another cruel, shortsighted cut that hurts many.
March 14, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Bridge Healing is a transitional housing program that supports unhoused individuals discharged from Edmonton emergency departments.
The government’s own evaluation shows it works. It saves money. It saves lives.
And it’s just been cut by the UCP.
Another cruel, shortsighted cut that hurts many.
The government’s own evaluation shows it works. It saves money. It saves lives.
And it’s just been cut by the UCP.
Another cruel, shortsighted cut that hurts many.
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I have read LaGrange's statement of defense. Several things jump out at me. First, it is as much a political defence as it is a legal defence.
March 13, 2025 at 11:59 PM
I have read LaGrange's statement of defense. Several things jump out at me. First, it is as much a political defence as it is a legal defence.
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Many people chase wealth, status, and achievement because progress is easy to measure.
They fail to realize that the gains that count the most are the hardest to count.
Real growth is building character—striving to improve in generosity, integrity, humility, fairness, courage, or wisdom.
They fail to realize that the gains that count the most are the hardest to count.
Real growth is building character—striving to improve in generosity, integrity, humility, fairness, courage, or wisdom.
March 12, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Many people chase wealth, status, and achievement because progress is easy to measure.
They fail to realize that the gains that count the most are the hardest to count.
Real growth is building character—striving to improve in generosity, integrity, humility, fairness, courage, or wisdom.
They fail to realize that the gains that count the most are the hardest to count.
Real growth is building character—striving to improve in generosity, integrity, humility, fairness, courage, or wisdom.
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🎉 COVER REVEAL! 🎉
THE TRUE COST OF WOOL, by @longwayhomestead.bsky.social, is ready to show its face! This groundbreaking investigation into Canada's wool supply chain reveals how 90% of our wool is shipped overseas while ~95% of craft yarn is imported, according to the most recent available data.
THE TRUE COST OF WOOL, by @longwayhomestead.bsky.social, is ready to show its face! This groundbreaking investigation into Canada's wool supply chain reveals how 90% of our wool is shipped overseas while ~95% of craft yarn is imported, according to the most recent available data.
March 5, 2025 at 8:32 PM
🎉 COVER REVEAL! 🎉
THE TRUE COST OF WOOL, by @longwayhomestead.bsky.social, is ready to show its face! This groundbreaking investigation into Canada's wool supply chain reveals how 90% of our wool is shipped overseas while ~95% of craft yarn is imported, according to the most recent available data.
THE TRUE COST OF WOOL, by @longwayhomestead.bsky.social, is ready to show its face! This groundbreaking investigation into Canada's wool supply chain reveals how 90% of our wool is shipped overseas while ~95% of craft yarn is imported, according to the most recent available data.
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NEW for pre-order: Author @longwayhomestead.bsky.social's deep-dive into the supply chain of Canadian wool, from sheep to yarn 📚💙
With the growing movement to buy Canadian 🇨🇦 we're moving release of this book up to the spring, from the fall.
Pre-orders help our tiny press finance book production 🙏
With the growing movement to buy Canadian 🇨🇦 we're moving release of this book up to the spring, from the fall.
Pre-orders help our tiny press finance book production 🙏
The True Cost of Wool, by Anna Hunter
Ever wonder about the journey your yarn took before reaching your needles, hook or loom? Or about where the wool in your winter sweater came from? The truth might surprise you. In this eye-opening exploration, shepherd and mill owner Anna Hunter reveals the startling reality behind Canada's wool industry: While Canadia
shop.ninetenpublications.ca
March 1, 2025 at 4:32 PM
NEW for pre-order: Author @longwayhomestead.bsky.social's deep-dive into the supply chain of Canadian wool, from sheep to yarn 📚💙
With the growing movement to buy Canadian 🇨🇦 we're moving release of this book up to the spring, from the fall.
Pre-orders help our tiny press finance book production 🙏
With the growing movement to buy Canadian 🇨🇦 we're moving release of this book up to the spring, from the fall.
Pre-orders help our tiny press finance book production 🙏
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I'm getting burnt out hearing about how "sad" or "ashamed" non-MAGA Americans are.
I don't want your sadness. I want your rage. I want your action.
When MAGA got motivated, they rioted in the Capitol.
If you're not, at minimum, prepared to match that rage, you're gonna get your asses kicked.
I don't want your sadness. I want your rage. I want your action.
When MAGA got motivated, they rioted in the Capitol.
If you're not, at minimum, prepared to match that rage, you're gonna get your asses kicked.
March 1, 2025 at 12:18 AM
I'm getting burnt out hearing about how "sad" or "ashamed" non-MAGA Americans are.
I don't want your sadness. I want your rage. I want your action.
When MAGA got motivated, they rioted in the Capitol.
If you're not, at minimum, prepared to match that rage, you're gonna get your asses kicked.
I don't want your sadness. I want your rage. I want your action.
When MAGA got motivated, they rioted in the Capitol.
If you're not, at minimum, prepared to match that rage, you're gonna get your asses kicked.
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NEW: Alberta's 2025 budget continues to offer disproportionate funding for private schools.
On the post-secondary side, MaKami College, a former for-profit massage therapy school that recently became a non-profit, is getting public funding.
www.theprogressreport.ca/budget-2025-...
On the post-secondary side, MaKami College, a former for-profit massage therapy school that recently became a non-profit, is getting public funding.
www.theprogressreport.ca/budget-2025-...
Budget 2025: Private school funding outpaces inflation and population growth while public system falls behind
Alberta's 2025 budget adds even more support for private and charter schools while the public system struggles and tuition continues to rise
www.theprogressreport.ca
February 28, 2025 at 12:39 AM
NEW: Alberta's 2025 budget continues to offer disproportionate funding for private schools.
On the post-secondary side, MaKami College, a former for-profit massage therapy school that recently became a non-profit, is getting public funding.
www.theprogressreport.ca/budget-2025-...
On the post-secondary side, MaKami College, a former for-profit massage therapy school that recently became a non-profit, is getting public funding.
www.theprogressreport.ca/budget-2025-...
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Mending holes in jeans: a thread based on quite a lot of practice, especially on inner thigh mends, where visible mending is *not* what anyone wants.
February 26, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Mending holes in jeans: a thread based on quite a lot of practice, especially on inner thigh mends, where visible mending is *not* what anyone wants.
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SCOOP: AHS won't publicly disclose nursing contracts from 2023/24 and 2024/25, so I obtained them through FOIP.
Companies with the largest contracts include a multi-national, and a company co-owned by a motivational speaker and self-published author.
www.theprogressreport.ca/largest_ahs_...
Companies with the largest contracts include a multi-national, and a company co-owned by a motivational speaker and self-published author.
www.theprogressreport.ca/largest_ahs_...
Largest AHS nursing contractors from past 2 years include foreign firm and company co-owned by motivational speaker
www.theprogressreport.ca
February 26, 2025 at 8:58 PM
SCOOP: AHS won't publicly disclose nursing contracts from 2023/24 and 2024/25, so I obtained them through FOIP.
Companies with the largest contracts include a multi-national, and a company co-owned by a motivational speaker and self-published author.
www.theprogressreport.ca/largest_ahs_...
Companies with the largest contracts include a multi-national, and a company co-owned by a motivational speaker and self-published author.
www.theprogressreport.ca/largest_ahs_...
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"'Extremely disappointed': Métis community concerns dismissed by AER"
www.stalbertgazette.com/local-news/e...
www.stalbertgazette.com/local-news/e...
'Extremely disappointed': Métis community concerns dismissed by AER
Read the full story and comment on stalbertgazette.com
www.stalbertgazette.com
February 26, 2025 at 10:51 PM
"'Extremely disappointed': Métis community concerns dismissed by AER"
www.stalbertgazette.com/local-news/e...
www.stalbertgazette.com/local-news/e...
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5,039 people.
That’s close to the same population as Vegreville. Edmonton has one Vegreville worth of people living on our streets, and the Provincial government’s plans to help (navigation centre, etc) have made no positive difference. Nothing but villainizing people trying to survive. Shameful.
That’s close to the same population as Vegreville. Edmonton has one Vegreville worth of people living on our streets, and the Provincial government’s plans to help (navigation centre, etc) have made no positive difference. Nothing but villainizing people trying to survive. Shameful.
There is A LOT going on in Alberta politics right now.
But this needs to be known.
Data just released this week shows that Edmonton has the highest number of folks experiencing homelessness we’ve ever had.
5,039.
Nothing from the UCP. No empathy. No plan.
We must do better.
But this needs to be known.
Data just released this week shows that Edmonton has the highest number of folks experiencing homelessness we’ve ever had.
5,039.
Nothing from the UCP. No empathy. No plan.
We must do better.
February 26, 2025 at 8:55 PM
5,039 people.
That’s close to the same population as Vegreville. Edmonton has one Vegreville worth of people living on our streets, and the Provincial government’s plans to help (navigation centre, etc) have made no positive difference. Nothing but villainizing people trying to survive. Shameful.
That’s close to the same population as Vegreville. Edmonton has one Vegreville worth of people living on our streets, and the Provincial government’s plans to help (navigation centre, etc) have made no positive difference. Nothing but villainizing people trying to survive. Shameful.
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Every Canadian upset w/ Cross Country Checkup for treating annexation rhetoric w/ sombre feigned objectivity should do this. Name both Editor-In-Chief Brodie Fenlon & Ian Hanomansing. Specifically mention how the debate normalizes rhetoric that promotes violation of sovereignty & international law.
February 23, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Every Canadian upset w/ Cross Country Checkup for treating annexation rhetoric w/ sombre feigned objectivity should do this. Name both Editor-In-Chief Brodie Fenlon & Ian Hanomansing. Specifically mention how the debate normalizes rhetoric that promotes violation of sovereignty & international law.
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'Microplastic' describes the toxic residue that comes off of synthetic fabrics during the washing process.
The sludge ends up in the air, waterways, animals & us.
The petroleum industry has a financial interest in telling people that wool equals animal cruelty.
Topsy Farms vehemently disagrees.
The sludge ends up in the air, waterways, animals & us.
The petroleum industry has a financial interest in telling people that wool equals animal cruelty.
Topsy Farms vehemently disagrees.
February 22, 2025 at 1:11 PM
'Microplastic' describes the toxic residue that comes off of synthetic fabrics during the washing process.
The sludge ends up in the air, waterways, animals & us.
The petroleum industry has a financial interest in telling people that wool equals animal cruelty.
Topsy Farms vehemently disagrees.
The sludge ends up in the air, waterways, animals & us.
The petroleum industry has a financial interest in telling people that wool equals animal cruelty.
Topsy Farms vehemently disagrees.
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SCOOP: Sam Mraiche, owner of the firm that imported meds from Turkey, is a part owner in two private surgical facilities that last year were negotiating deals with inflated rates compared to competitor, according to documents
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber... w/ @alannasmith.bsky.social
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber... w/ @alannasmith.bsky.social
Alberta surgical companies with contracts under scrutiny linked to firm that imported children’s pain meds
Documents show that the company that facilitated purchase of children’s pain medication and a pair of proposed surgical facilities share a common owner
www.theglobeandmail.com
February 21, 2025 at 7:46 PM
SCOOP: Sam Mraiche, owner of the firm that imported meds from Turkey, is a part owner in two private surgical facilities that last year were negotiating deals with inflated rates compared to competitor, according to documents
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber... w/ @alannasmith.bsky.social
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber... w/ @alannasmith.bsky.social
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He makes TikTok videos claiming that South Asian men are a threat to women… he’s also a paid BC Conservative staffer. #bcpoli
Meet Adam Beattie, a Conservative influencer who goes by the name Robin Skies. thetyee.ca/News/2025/02...
Meet Adam Beattie, a Conservative influencer who goes by the name Robin Skies. thetyee.ca/News/2025/02...
Anti-Immigration TikToker by Night, BC Conservative Staffer by Day | The Tyee
Posting as Robin Skies, Adam Beattie makes political videos that rack up millions of views.
thetyee.ca
February 20, 2025 at 4:44 PM
He makes TikTok videos claiming that South Asian men are a threat to women… he’s also a paid BC Conservative staffer. #bcpoli
Meet Adam Beattie, a Conservative influencer who goes by the name Robin Skies. thetyee.ca/News/2025/02...
Meet Adam Beattie, a Conservative influencer who goes by the name Robin Skies. thetyee.ca/News/2025/02...
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Put out by Janis Irwin in the bad place. If you've never signed a petition before, SIGN THIS ONE!
www.albertasfuture.ca/take-action/...
www.albertasfuture.ca/take-action/...
2025-02 - Fire the Health Minister Petition
www.albertasfuture.ca
February 13, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Put out by Janis Irwin in the bad place. If you've never signed a petition before, SIGN THIS ONE!
www.albertasfuture.ca/take-action/...
www.albertasfuture.ca/take-action/...
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A true love will help you weave in your ends! 🧶 Happy Valentine’s Day
February 14, 2025 at 1:21 PM
A true love will help you weave in your ends! 🧶 Happy Valentine’s Day